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Space Exploration Sep 20, 2012

Endeavour salutes Giffords en route to California

(AP)—Space shuttle Endeavour returned to its California roots Thursday after a wistful cross-country journey that paid homage to NASA workers and former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her astronaut husband.

Space Exploration Sep 19, 2012

Endeavour flies over Arizona on way to Calif. home (Update)

(AP)—Space shuttle Endeavour has flown over Tucson, Arizona, on its trek west to retirement in a Los Angeles museum.

Space Exploration Sep 19, 2012

US space shuttle Endeavour heads to museum

(AP)—The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour began a journey to its new life as a museum piece Wednesday, heading west on the last ferry flight of its kind as NASA shuts down its shuttle program.

Space Exploration Sep 19, 2012

Weather woes again delay US space shuttle transfer

Bad weather has for a second time forced authorities to delay the transfer of the space shuttle Endeavour from Florida to California, with the move now set for later this week, NASA said Tuesday.

Space Exploration Sep 13, 2012

NASA's retired shuttle Endeavour heads west Monday (Update)

(AP)—The baby of NASA's space shuttle fleet is about to leave home—for good.

Space Exploration Sep 13, 2012

Space launch system: A year of powering forward

(Phys.org)—NASA is powering ahead toward new destinations in the solar system. This week marks one year of progress since the formation of the Space Launch System (SLS), the nation's next step in human exploration efforts. ...

Other Sep 9, 2012

Early laptop designer Moggridge dies at 69

(AP)—Bill Moggridge, a British industrial designer who came up with an early portable computer with the flip-open shape that is common today, has died. He was 69.

Space Exploration Aug 26, 2012

Key dates in history of space exploration

Notable events in the history of human space exploration:

Space Exploration Jun 28, 2012

Asteroid hunters want to launch private telescope (Update)

(AP) — Who will protect us from a killer asteroid? A team of ex-NASA astronauts and scientists thinks it's up to them.

Space Exploration Jun 22, 2012

NASA space launch system core stage moves from concept to design

The nation's space exploration program is taking a critical step forward with a successful major technical review of the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS), the rocket that will take astronauts farther into space ...

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